MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2006

IDW PUBLISHING FOR MARCH

CONLUVIO: THE ART OF BEN TEMPLESMITH, VOL. 2

Written and art by Ben Templesmith.

Conluvio -onis f. [collection of impurities, filth]; of people, [scum, rabble]... first, artist Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Wormwood Gentleman Corpse) offered up a collection of some of his best art in the form of his last art book, Tommyrot. Now, he's back with a second collection, this one made up entirely of never-before-published art from Ben. Meet the Interdimensional Part-Time Assassins Guild (IPAG), a motley bunch of assorted scum, lowlifes, killers and degenerates. Ninety-six pages of paintings, character designs and idea generations from the alcohol-pickled mind of the artist.

96 pages, $19.99.

WORMWOOD, VOL. 1 TPB

Written and art by Ben Templesmith.

Ben Templesmith creates an all-eerie and humorous new series. Things are awakening in the city. Things that have a nasty habit of leaving mutilated bodies in their wake and it all reeks of demons and dark gods up to no good. Owing a favor to his lazy ghost cop buddy Trotsky, Wormwood, the gentleman corpse and his oddball entourage are brought in to investigate the case (or at least hopefully not stuff it up too much). This collection compiles the first miniseries, the original łTaster˛ issue, and covers, sketches, pin-ups and other cocktail napkin scribblings from Templesmith

152 pages, $19.99.

WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE #7

Written and art by Ben Templesmith.

After an epic struggle to bring the Leprechaun Queen back to the mansion, an odious bargain must be struck for her services. Will Wormwood agree to her terms? Will he survive her cure?

32 pages, $3.99.

THE TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL #2

Written by Simon Furman and Chris Ryall, art and cover by Don Figueroa.

Before the movie opens in July, the only place to get a look at The Transformerrs of the live-action film is right here! The prequel extravaganza continues here, with "The Megaman Cometh." Megatron is headed to Earth, in search of the Allspark. But what he finds, and what this means for the ongoing war that's come to our world, is something he never could've expected! Furman, Ryall and Figueroa continue the movie's official beginning right here! Featuring a special photo variant cover, too.

32 pages, $3.99.

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT: SOUNDWAVE

Written by Simon Furman, art by Marcelo Matere, covers by Matere and Nick Roche.

Presenting the next triumphal one-shot focusing on some of the best-loved (or loathed) characters from the Transformers Universe. The spotlight falls on Soundwave, the Decepticon intelligence officer with a knack of, first and foremost, looking out for number one! Confronted (on Earth, in 1984!) by an impending catastrophe only he can avert, will Soundwave, for once, consider the bigger picture?

32 pages, $3.99.

THE TRANSFORMERS: ESCALATION #5

Written by Simon Furman, art by E.J. Su, covers by Su and Klaus Scherwinski.

This is it! The all-out, no-holds-barred battle you've all been waiting for... Optimus Prime vs. Megatron! In the icy wasteland between Russia and Brasnya, the two titans clash for the first time in many millennia, and Megatron's playing for keeps. Empowered by Ore-13, Megatron wants nothing less than the Autobot leader's complete and utter eradication. And the way things are goingŠ he might just get his wish!

32 pages, $3.99.

TRANSFORMERS: BEAST WARS MANGA TPB

Written by Simon Furman, art by Don Figueroa.

The long-awaited pairing of writer Simon Furman and artist extraordinaire Don Figueroa on a Beast Wars saga is finally upon us. The Beast Wars -- the time-lost series of conflicts on Earth, where heroic Maximals are pitted against evil Predacons -- is celebrating its 10th anniversary with this special collection, presented in this special manga digest.

IDW continues a look back at some of the most beloved Transformers comics from years past. Nick Roche (Transformers Spotlight: Shockwave) once again presents a new cover recreation of the original cover art, along with a variant retro art cover. This month, the first year of reprints concludes with the return of Buster Witwicky in the classic "Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom!" originally presented in Marvel Comics' The Transformers #31!

32 pages, $2.99.

THE TRANSFORMERS: WAR WITHIN, VOL. 1 TPB

Before Stormbringer, before the Beast Wars, before even Generation One, there was... The War Within. Four million years before the Transformers came to Earth, civil war rocks their home world of Cybertron, and Optimus Prime faces his first -- and greatest -- challenge. But before he can deal with the Decepticons, the new Autobot leader must look within... and decide if Cybertron is worth saving at all! If you think you know the Transformers... think again! IDW is proud to present an all-new collection of this long-out-of-print tale from the Transformers' past.

168 pages, $19.99.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: THE SPACE BETWEEN #3

Written by David Tischman, art by Casey Malone, cover by Jeremy Geddes.

In part three of IDW's all-new Star Trek: The Next Generation relaunch, the Enterprise is ambushed in an uncharted sector of space. Shields are down, weapons are off-line, and key personnel are wounded. The attacker remains unknown, flying a warship configured with engineering and technological specifications of Starfleet, Romulan and Borg vessels. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew fight to find the right answers -- before they are all destroyed by the ultimate killing machine. To battle stations, for all-out action!

32 pages, $3.99.

SCARFACE: SCARRED FOR LIFE #4

Written by John Layman, art and cover by Dave Crosland.

In this tender, touching penultimate issue, Tony Montana discovers the joys of gardening, being a scout leader, and reading books quietly in the park meadow nearby his favorite church. Who are we freaking kidding? A lot of people want Tony Montana dead, and Tony's gonna cuss up a storm, snort up a small mountain of drugs, and shoot in the face anybody who ticks him off! Featuring art and a cover by Dave Crosland, as well as an incentive cover by artist Mike Huddleston.

32 pages, $3.99.

ANGEL: AULD LANG SYNE #5

Written by Scott Tipton, art by David Messina, covers by Messina and Stephen Mooney.

Angel and Spike have tracked down the culprit who's been tampering with their minds! Will they be able to free themselves from her influence? Or will Spike be too busy putting the moves on her? It all ends here!

32 pages, $3.99.

ANGEL SCRIPTBOOK, VOL. 2 TPB

This collection offers five scripts of some of the very best Angel episodes pulled from its five-season run, including the fan-favorite "Smile Time" and the series finale "Not Fade Away," scripted by Jeffrey Bell and series creator Joss Whedon. Also included are "I Will Remember you," "You're Welcome," "Conviction" and "In The Dark," which were never published as comic book scriptbooks. Each complete shooting script includes original illustrations inspired by the episodes by artist Jeff Johnson.

240 pages, black and white, $19.99.

DOOMED PRESENTS: ASHLEY WOOD

Written by Ted Adams and Chris Ryall, art and cover by Ashley Wood.

Artist Ashley Wood's work on Doomed garnered him fan praise and an Eisner Award nomination; now, collected in one single volume are his four frightful tales of terror, originally written by Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, and David J. Schow, and adapted by Ted Adams and fellow Eisner nominee Chris Ryall. Also contained within are Ms. Doomed pin-ups and covers, and the entire thing is wrapped in an all-new wraparound cover from Ash, too.

80 pages, black and white, $7.99.

FALLEN ANGEL #14

Written by Peter David, art and cover by J.K. Woodward.

An elderly man finds strange and bizarre dreams driving him to Bete Noire... dreams of himself as a younger man with strange powers, aiding desperate people in need of help. Are they pure fantasy? Or is he recalling a life that once was his, and is now forgotten? Only the Fallen Angel may hold the key to the answers.

32 pages, $3.99.

30 DAYS OF NIGHT: SPREADING THE DISEASE #4

Written by Dan Wickline, art by Tony Sandoval, covers by Nat Jones and Sandoval.

Reverend Gant and his traveling vampire ministry have vanished into the night and Agent Henson is out clues and out of time. Just as he's about to pack it in, his mysterious friend informs him of a massacre at a small sports bar in Texas. Is this just a coincidence or the final piece Henson needs to figure out Gant's plan before it's too late?

32 pages, $3.99.

24: NIGHTFALL #5

Written by Mark Haynes and J.C. Vaughn, art by Jean Diaz, covers by Diaz and Joe Corroney.

It's the action-filled epic conclusion to Operation: Nightfall as Jack Bauer and his highly trained special ops team try to confirm that they have indeed eliminated Serbian mass murderer Victor Drazen and escape with their lives in this dramatic prequel to Season One of the hit Fox TV series 24! Joe Corroney provides two special covers which, combined with his other four issues' covers, form one huge Jack Bauer poster!

32 pages, $3.99.

CSI: DYING IN THE GUTTERS TPB

Written by Steven Grant, art by Stephen Mooney.

Presenting a collection of the smash CSI miniseries set firmly in the world of comics, sure to appeal to comic book fans and CSI fans alike! Grissom and his team of CSIs take in a Las Vegas comic convention that ends in tragedy - the death of online gossip columnist Rich Johnston. The suspects are many -- among them Marvel Comics' Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, Ed Brubaker, Stan Lee, Marc Silvestri, Robert Kirkman, Peter David, Greg Rucka, and many other well-known comic creators! Can the CSIs solve the crime before "dead is dead" becomes commonplace at the con?

120 pages, $19.99.

GRANDE FINALE 2ND PRINTING

Written and art by Ashley Wood.

Artist Ashley Wood (Zombies vs. Robots) is a proven favorite, and this deluxe oversize volume collects the popular­and currently unavailable­art books Uno Fanta, Dos Fanta and Tres Fanta. This new printing of the sold-out collection is presented with an all-new cover from Spectrum Award-winner Wood.

340 pages, $50.

THE COMPLETE MIKE GRELL'S JON SABLE, FREELANCE, VOL. 6

By Mike Grell.

Continuing the re-presentation of the entire saga of Mike Grell's classic character, Jon Sable, Freelance. The seventh collection delves deeper in creator Mike Grell's classic Frist Comic run‹featuring issues 28-33, which include an appearance by the Maltese Falcon (you heard us right), Sable's trip to Nicaragua, and even some guest-art by the one and only Sergio Aragones.

172 pages, $19.99.

CVO: AFRICAN BLOOD #3

Written by El Torres, art and cover by Luis Czerniawski.

Debelo, the druglord and smuggler, have captured or killed the CVO team. He's going to use Britt to nurse a new breed of Azde vampires, he's torturing Cross, using his former friend Noble, now an Azde vampire, and Bools is MIA. Everything is lost and the CIA have no option but to order an air raid on Debelo's quarters...which means the death of the CVO team!